Ironing board



Aug. 26 1924.

1,506,240 (3. c. IVES IRONING BOARD Filed Feb. 7. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet lgjwwmm GC/ra;

Aug. 26 1924. 1,506,240

C. C. IVES IRONING BOARD Filed Feb. '7. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

Patented Au. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES C. IVES, 0F OGDENSBURG, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF Oll'E-IIALF T0FRANCIS A. VAN DYKE, 0F OGDENSBURG, NEW YORK.

IRONING noenn.

Application filed February 7, 1923.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES C. Ivns, acitizen of the United States, residing at Ugdensburg, in the county ofSt. Lawrence and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in ironing Boards, of which the following is aspecification.

The general object of this invention is to provide means for attachingan ironing board to a wall or other support in such a manner that it canbe held in horizontal position when in use or in a vertical positionwhen not in use, thus doing away with the necessity of moving the boardfrom place to place.

Another object of the invention is to so arrange the parts that theboard will be held .in either its horizontal or vertical position.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructonand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front view showing the board in its raised position.

Fig. 2 is an edge view showing the board in raised position in fulllines and in partly lowered position in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is an end view with the board in lowered position.

Fig. is a side view with the board in lowered position.

Fig. 5 is a section on line A-A of Figure 1.

Fig. 6 is a front view showing a modification, with the board in raisedposition.

Fig. 7 is a partial sectional view showing the modified form of board inlowered position.

In these views 1 indicates a supporting piece which is adapted to beconnected to a wall or other support by screws or the like. Thissupporting piece 1 has its upper edge provided with slots S adjacent thesides thereof to pivotally accommodate the free ends of plates carriedby a board to be hereinafter de scribed. The board 2 is hinged to theupper Serial No. 617,513.

edge of this piece by means of the plates 3,Which are secured to thesides of the board at its inner end, and the pins 4 which engage holesin the plates and which are carried by extensions 1 of the supportingpiece 1. A bar 5 has a ball 6 at each end thereof, one ball engaging asocket '7 on the supporting piece 1 and the other ball engaging anelongated socket 8 which is formed by a groove 9 in the bottom of theboard and a slotted plate 10 secured to the bottom of the board andcovering portions of the groove. An elongated groove 11 is formed in thebottom of the board for receiving a part of the rod 5 when the board isin raised position. A latch 12 is connected with the board and isadapted to engage the rod for holding the parts in raised position. Theboard is preferably provided with a cover 13 of metal or the like whichhas flanges at its sides for engaging the side edges of the board.

In the modification the rod 5 has one end pivoted to the support, asshown at 6, and the other end of the rod carries a pin 14 which engagesthe guideways 15 in the board, these parts being substituted for theball and socket arrangement.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when the board is not in use itis simply swung up to a vertical position so that it. will be out of theway. When it; is desired to use the board it is simply swung downwardlyinto a horizontal position. By this invention it is not necessary tomove the board from place to place and no legs are required for theboard.

It is though from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a support having spacedslots formed in its upper edge adjacent the sides thereof, a boardhaving a groove in its rear surface approximately at its medial point incommunication with a smaller groove extending to the inner end thereof,a slotted plate over the longitudinal edges of the first-mentionedgroove, plates rigidly secured to the sides of the board and projectingtherefrom in alignment with the spaced slots formed in the support, pinshingedly securing the plates in the slots of the support, a socketsecured to the support and having a slot therein disposed toward thesmaller groove of the board, a rod having spherical ends seated in thelarger groove of the board and socket with its major portion seated inthe smaller groove of the board when in closed position and a latchpivotally supported in contact with the rear of the hoard and over thesmallest slot.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a support having spacedslots formed in its edge, a board having a wide groove in its rear incommunication with a smaller groove extending to the inn-er end thereof,a slotted plate over the longitudinal edges of the first-mentionedgroove, plates extending from the inner edge of the board in alignmentwith the slots formed in. the support, pivotal pins passing through theedges of the support and plates, a rod pivotally supported by thesupport in alignment with the smaller groove and slot of the platecovering the larger groove, and means pivotally supporting the rod inslidable relation with the larger groove.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

CHARLES C. IVES.

